Elsie Cleugh
Sheepfold (Post Medieval)
Site Name Elsie Cleugh
Classification Sheepfold (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 68141
Site Number NT66NE 27
NGR NT 66577 65956
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/68141
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Spott (Berwickshire)
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County East Lothian
NT66NE 27 6655 6580.
On a gentle S-facing slope above the steep N side of Elsie Cleugh Burn are two turf sheepfolds.
One sheepfold is 13m N/S x 11m within a turf bank 1.5-2m thick and up to 0.4m high on E and W sides. On the S side the bank is 0.1m high and on the N side where it is slightly scooped the bank is 0.2m high externally and 0.4m internally. A halo about 2.5-3m wide and 0.1-0.2m deep is visible on the E, N and W sides. There is no evidence of an entrance. Centre to centre 28m to the ESE is a second turf sheepfold 11m in diameter within a turf bank 1.5-2m thick and up to 0.4m high except on the N side where it is slightly scooped and 0.2m high externally and 0.4m internally. A halo about 2.5-3m wide and 0.1-0.2m deep is visible on the E, N and W sides.
Visited by R C Callander 14 April 1991.
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
Note (2 October 2019)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
